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Dear Annie: I feel like I’m in a toxic relationship with my roommate. We’re both older and used to be good friends until we ...

I am pregnant. My mom has always wanted to be in the delivery room for a birth. However, I would rather she not be in the delivery room with us. I don’t want to be around her when she’s drunk ...

DEAR SOLO: I sure can. The next time this friend wants to visit, grow a backbone. Tell her you no longer want to share your ...

Dear Abby: How do I tell my alcoholic mother she can't join me in delivery room? Pregnant woman has trouble saying no to her mom’s request to be present for childbirth.

Advice Dear Abby: My mother is a mean drunk and I don’t want her in the delivery room with me when I give birth Published: Feb. 08, 2025, 4:00 a.m.

I don’t want to force him into deep talks if that’s not how he’s wired, but I also don’t want to spend my life tiptoeing ...

My godmother wants to be in the delivery room, since she could never have her own kids. I’d love for her to be there. We are very close and get along great.

Dear Solo: I sure can. The next time this friend wants to visit, grow a backbone. Tell her you no longer want to share your ...

I've been dating my boyfriend, "Dylan," for almost two years. He's perfect except for the fact that he avoids conflict like the plague. If I bring up anything ...

I moved away from my hometown 10 years ago, and I have a dear friend of nearly 30 years who still likes to sleep next to me when ...

Dear Abby helps a woman who does not want her alcoholic mother to be in the delivery room with her.